Rattle-drum.



PATENTED FEB. 28, 1905.

0. R. NOBLE.

BATTLE DRUM,

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 16, 1904.

INVENTOR ATTORNEYS Batented February 28, 190550 PATENT OEEIoE.

ORVILLE R. NOBLE, OF GRANVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS.

RATTLE-DRUIVI.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 783,888, dated Feb ry 28, 1905.

Application filed June 16, 1904. Serial No. 212,851.

To all whom it may concern.-

. Be it known that I, ORVILLE R. NOBLE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Granville, in the county of Hampden, State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rattle-Drums, of which the following is a description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

My invention relates. to new and useful improvements in drums or the like; and it consists in a rattle attachment therefor whereby the drum may be beaten without special movements of the drum.

Throughout the description and claims I have referred to my invention as a rattledrum.

The invention consists. further, in the particular construction and combination of parts hereinafter more fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure lisa sectional view of my drum with rattle attachment connected thereto. Fig. 2is asectional view of my drum on the line a: wof Fig. 1. Fig. 3 isan enlarged detail of one of the hammers and a portion of its supporting-arm. Fig. 4: shows a modification of the means for turning the shaft, and Fig. 5 shows another modification of the means for turning the shaft.

The drum portion of my device is of the ordinary construction and consists of a body portion I) and the heads A and B, allof which are of the usual construction and will not be described in detail.

l Vithin the body portion of my drum is located the rattle attaehmen t, which in my preferred form consists of a shaft C, arranged diametrically of the drum and midway between the heads A and B. This shaft is journaled in any suitable manner in the body portion at C, and the opposite end 0" is journaled in a bearing-block Eneircling the shaft C is a torsional spring S, one end of which is fastened at S to the block C and the other end is secured to the shaft at S in any suitable manner. Encircling the shaft at the opposite end is a cord K, one end of which is secured to the shaft and the other end passes through an opening L in the body of the drum and has secured thereto a button or keeper M. The cord is so wound on the shaft C that a pull thereon, which unwinds the cord, due to the turning of the shaft, winds the spring S or places the same under increased tension, so that when the cord is released or when the pull ceases the shaft will be turned in the opposite direction and the cord again wound therein. Thus it will be apparent that by pulling and releasing the cord the shaft may be caused to rotate first in one direction and then in the other. Intermediate the ends of the shaft and preferably in the middle thereof are secured arms E. In my present device I show two arms diametrically arranged. I may, however, use only one arm or any number of arms. I prefer two arms, arranged as shown, so that the heads will be simultaneously beaten. These arms may be formed of a wire passing snugly through an aperture in the shaft U and having each end formed into a loop F. In each loop F is a ring H, and secured to each ringis a hammer I. By this intermediate loose connection I secureagreater impact on the drum-head, as will be apparent. Any other form of connection may used, if desired. It will also be noted that only one head may be used instead of two.

The operation of my device will be obvious from the above description. By pulling and releasing the cord the shaft C is rotated first in one direction and then in the other, carrying with it the arms E, and thus bringing the hammer into contact with first one head and then the other. It will be noted that by the above construction the hammers may be brought rapidly into contact with the drum without any movement of the drum.

In Fig. e1 have shown an elastic cord or rubber band N, which may be used in place of the spring S, one end being connected to the shaft and the other to the drum-body. In this case a pull on the cord would wind the rubber band N on the shaft, increasing the tension thereon, which would in turn rewind the cord K.

.In Fig. 5 Ihave shown a crank which would replace both the cord and spring shown in Figs. 1 and 2. In this instance the shaft U would extend through the body I) and have a crank R secured on the extended end R of said shaft. By turning the crank the hammers would be brought into contact with the drum-heads.

\Yhile l have described in detail the preferred form of my invention, 1 do not wish to be limited thereto, as many changes would suggest themselves to those skilled in the art to which my invention appertains without departing from the general spirit of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim asnew, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A rattle-drum, comprising a body and a head, a beater for beating the head, a shaft for operating the beater, a spring for rotating the shaft in one direction and manually-operated means for rotating the shaft in the opposite direction.

2. A rattle-drun'i, comprising a body portion, a head carried thereby, a rotating device for beating said head, and means for rotating said device; substantially as described.

3. A rattle-drum, comprising a body and a head, a beater for beating the head, a springcontrolled shaft for operating the heater, and a manually-actuated cord wound on the shaft for rotating it in opposition to the sprin 4:. A rattle-drum, comprising a body portion, a head carried thereby, a shaft journalcd in said body portion, a device carried by said shaft for beating said head, and means for rotating said shaft; substantially as described.

5. A rattle-drum, comprising a body portion, a head carried thereby, a shaft j mrnaled in said body portion, arms carried by said shaft, devices carried by said arms for boating said head, and means for rotating said shaft; substantially as described.

6. A rattle-drum, comprising a body portion, a head carried thereby, a shaftjournaled in said body portion, arms carried by said shaft, hammers loosely connected to said arms for beating said head, and means for rotating said shaft; substantially as described.

7. A rattle-drum, comprising a body portion, a head carried thereby, a shaftjournaled in said body portion, arms carried by said shaft, hammers loosely connected to the free ends of said arms for beating the head and means for rotating said shaft; substantially as described.

8. A rattle-drum, comprising a body por- 1 tion, a head carried thereby, a shaftjournaled in said body portion, arms projecting from said shaft, and each having a loop in its free i end, a hammer loosely connected to each of said loops for beating said head, means for j turning said shaft in one direction, and a cord i wound on said shaft'for turning the same in j the opposite direction; substantially as (10- l scribed. l

O. A rattle-drum, coniprising a body portion, a hezulcarried thereby, a shaft journaled in said body portion, arms projecting from said shaft, and each having a loop in its free end. a hammer loosely connected to each of said loops for beating said head, a spring encircling said shaft for turning the same in one direction, and a cord wound on said shaft for turning the same in the opposite direction; substantially as described.

10. A rattle-d rum, comprising a body portion, heads carried thereby, devices located intermediate said heads for beating the same, and means for operating said devices to simultaneously beat said heads; substantially as described.

11. A rattle-drum, comprising a body portion, heads carried thereby, a shaft intermediate said heads, devices carried by said shaft for beating said heads, and means for rotating said shaft to cause said devices to simultaneously beat said heads; substantially as described.

12. A rattle-drum, comprising a body portion, heads carried thereby, a shaft intermediate said heads and parallel thereto, arms projecting from said shaft, hammers carried thereby, and means for rotating said shaft; substantially as described.

13. A rattle-drum, com 'n'ising a body portion, heads carried thereby, a shaft intermediate said heads and parallel thereto,arms projecting from said shaft, hammers loosely connected to said arms, and means for rotating said shaft; substantially as described.

14. A rattle-drum, comprising a body portion, heads carried thereby, a shaft intermediate said headsand parallel thereto, arms projecting from said shaft, hammers loosely connected to said arms, a spring encircling said shaft, and having one end connectedthereto, and the other end connected tothe body portion, and a cord wound on said shaft for turning the same against the action of said spring; substantially as described.

15. A rattle-drum, comprising a body portion, heads carried thereby, a shaft intermediate said heads and parallel thereto, arms projecting from said shaft, hammers loosely connected to said arms. a spring encircling said shaft, and having one end connected thereto, and the other end connected to the body portion, and a cord wound on said shaft, the free end of which extends through an opening in the body portion, whereby said shaft may be rotated; substantially as described.

in testimony whereof .l allix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ORVILLE h. NOBI 11* Wi tnesses:

Enwm N. HENRY, ltanrn (l. linens. 

